Crime Report for July 31

Hedgesville man charged with felony grand larceny

July 31, 2013

Gregory Hall Edelen, 60, of Rustic Tavern Road, Hedgesville, was arrested Tuesday on one felony count of grand larceny after he allegedly stole a truck from a Hedgesville gas station.

According to court records, when police asked Edelen why he stole the truck, he said that "the Lord told him to do it."

Edelen was later arraigned and, as of Tuesday, was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $25,000 bail.

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Tronda Dawn Condit, 20, of Ridge Road South, Martinsburg, was arrested Monday on one felony count of prescription fraud after she was caught allegedly printing off fake prescriptions for prescription painkillers using a computer at the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library.

Condit was later arraigned and, as of Tuesday, was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $15,000 bail.

James V. Kroll, 37, of Franklin Avenue, Martinsburg, was arrested Monday on one felony count of possession with intent to distribute heroin and one misdemeanor count of possession of oxycodone after the drugs were found in his vehicle following a traffic stop on Interstate 81.

Kroll was later arraigned and, as of Tuesday, was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $55,000 bail.

Randye David Lucas, 28, of West Burke Street, Martinsburg, was arrested Tuesday on one misdemeanor count of domestic battery after he allegedly assaulted a woman and her brother.

Lucas was later arraigned and, as of Tuesday, was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $6,000 bail.

Lucas was previously named in a two-count indictment returned by a Berkeley County grand jury in May charging him with child abuse causing serious bodily injury and child neglect creating a serious risk of bodily injury in connection with an alleged Aug. 26, 2012, incident, during which he was accused of causing a skull fracture to an infant's head, as well as brain swelling and spinal injuries.

Ruth Dishon Perry, 32, of Columbia, S.C., was arrested Tuesday on misdemeanor charges of providing false information to police, driving on a suspended license second offense, possession of marijuana and speeding after she was pulled over on Interstate 81 for speeding in a construction zone.

Perry was later arraigned and, as of Tuesday, was being held at Eastern Regional Jail.

Eric Chaparro, 28, of North Queen Street, Martinsburg, was arrested Monday on misdemeanor charges of violating a family protection order and driving on a revoked license for driving under the influence second offense after he was pulled over in the parking lot of a Martinsburg gas station and the woman who filed the FPO against him was found in his car.

Chaparro was later arraigned and released on $10,000 bail.

Anthony J. Gonzalez, 21, of Roberts Drive, was arrested Tuesday on misdemeanor charges of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage after a hit and run accident on Warm Springs Avenue.

Gonzalez was later arraigned and, as of Tuesday, was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $4,000 bail.

Thomas Bryan Higgins, 44, of no fixed address, was arrested Monday on one misdemeanor count of providing false information to a police officer after he allegedly lied to police about his identity.

Higgins was later arraigned and, as of Tuesday, was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $3,000 bail.